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Longtime head of Camarillo Hospice is retiring
He worked as an owner-manager of Sambo’s restaurants in Miami, Florida and Santa Barbara. The couple moved to Camarillo, where he became manager-owner of the Strawberry Tree restaurant (now Marie Callender’s) on Daily Drive. Since then, he has served as food service director at UCLA, Cal State Northridge and, currently, Cal State Channel Islands in Camarillo. -- Camarillo Acorn
DESTRUCTO WORKS HARD, PLAYS HARDER: DJ MAG USA FEATURE
That sentiment sums up Richards’ approach to anything he’s ever done. Music is in his DNA with his father, to this day, being in urban radio promotion. The best picture of Richards—ever—is of him as a young boy with Michael Jackson. When he was a student at Cal State Northridge by day and a raver by night in the early ‘90s, he was (and continues to be) a disciple of one of Los Angeles’ original underground DJs, Mr. Kool-Aid. In order to continue the party that Mr. Kool-Aid started, Richards and his cronies started Sermon, an afterhours that kicked off at the 6am hour. He soon quit college motivated by the success of this venture so close to his heart. He moved the party to the witching hour, calling it Midnight Mass. It grew to the massive, Holy Water Adventure, which just by coincidence matches up with Holy Ship. -- DJ Mag
Work by Sandra Harper on exhibit at COMMUNITIE
Harper studied at Cal State Northridge. Her drawings, watercolors and paintings have appeared in group shows in Marfa and New York. She began collecting and working with different species of seaweed in 2014 and this is the first public exhibition of this series. -- Big Bend Now
March 30: COC Scholarly Presentation to Focus on the Tataviam
Solis earned her doctorate degree in religious studies and archaeology from Golden State School of Theology in 2011. After earning a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) in 1997, Solis earned a master’s degree in theology from CSUN in 2004. -- SCV News
HACU announces speakers for 12th International Conference, March 29-31, San José Costa Rica, local institutions to offer campus tours
An International Student Track will be offered for the second year as part of the conference agenda. Approximately 36 students from the following institutions are expected to be in attendance: California State University, Dominguez Hills; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Monterey Bay; California State University, Northridge; California State University, San Bernardino; Imperial Valley College; Metropolitan State University of Denver; Mount Saint Mary's University; The University of Northern Colorado and the University of Colorado at Boulder. -- HACU
21 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week
With a tragic, romantic plot that focuses on two lovers swept up in the conflicts of rival gangs in New York City, West Side Story has always been emotionally darker and more unexpectedly violent than other musicals from Hollywood's Golden Age. Composer Leonard Bernstein and lyricist Stephen Sondheim infused storyteller Arthur Laurents' makeover of Romeo and Juliet with memorably passionate songs, and Jerome Robbins artfully choreographed the fight scenes with a soaring, balletic bravado. Many remember as the definitive version the 1961 film with Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer, but in this new production directed by Richard Israel, the musical returns to the immediacy of its Broadway roots with a vibrant cast that includes Ashley Marie (as Maria), Eddie Egan (Tony) and Marlene Martinez (Anita). Valley Performing Arts Center, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge; Fri., March 10, 8 p.m.; Sat., March 11, 3 & 8 p.m.; Sun., March 12, 3 p.m.; $33-$75. (818) 677-3000, valleyperformingartscenter.org. -- LA Weekly
Scene in LA – March
Written by Arthur Laurents, with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and directed by Richard Israel, it runs March 10 through March 12 at the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge. For tickets, call (818) 677-3000 or visit www.ValleyPerformingArtsCenter.org. -- Crescenta Valley Weekly
‘Battlestar Galactica’ trilogy among movie screening events in the Los Angeles area
Cinematheque at Cal State Northridge: John Cassavetes Retrospective: “Husbands” (1970), 7 p.m. March 16. Free. Armer Theater in Manzanita Hall, Auditorium Room 100. 18111 Nordhoff St. www.csun.edu -- Long Beach Press-Telegram
LA Voters Trickle to the Polls on Election Day
The polling place was in the school's auditorium where one section of a wall was decorated with college posters made by students. There were student posters for San Diego State, UCLA, USC, Cal State Northridge, Brown University and Harvard University. -- High Beam Research
Dance Review: ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET (on tour at the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge)
Just before Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s (ASFB) program, Valley Performing Arts Center’s Executive Director Thor Steingraber announced that the outfit was signed to be in residence for two more years. Based on last night’s offering, the company’s second visit here, I hope to see much more of this 20-year-old company. Even with a world premiere that ran out of steam and some cast members not completely passing this endurance test of a program, ASFB turned the transience of dance into enduring, grateful memories. -- Stage and Cinema